TOWARDS

UNDERSTANDING

I S L A M

Written BY

SAYYID, ABUL A’LA MAUDDI

 

TRANSLATED AND EDITED BY

KHURSHID AHMED

M.A., L.L.B.

 

HTML DESIGN & CONVERTED

BY

Pakistan Computers

 

CONTENTS

 

CHAPTERS

FOREWORD

EDITOR’S PREFACE

I. THE MEANING OF ISLAM

Islam: What does it mean? The Nature of Kufr

The Blessings of Islam.

 

II. FAITH AND OBDIENCE

Faith: what does it mean? How to acquire the

Knowledge of God? Faith in the Unknown.

 

III. THE PROPHETHOOD

Prophethood: Its Nature and Necessity Brief History

Prophethood Muhammad's Prophethood A Rational

Vindication The Finality of Prophethood.

 

IV. THE ARTICLES OF FAITH

Tawheed: Faith in the Unity of God. The Meaning of

The Kalima Effects of Tawheed on Belief in God’s

Angels-Faith in the Book of God Faith in God’s Prophets

Belief in Life. After Death Life. After Death: A Rational Vindication.

 

V. PRAYER AND WORSHIP

The spirit of ‘Ibadat’ salat, Fast, Zakat, Hajj or Pilgrimage,

Defence of Islam Jihad.

 

VI. DIN AND SHARI’AH

Distinction between Din Shari’ah The Sources of Shari'ah,

Fiqh Tasawwuf.

 

VII. THE PRINCIPLES OF THE SHARI’AH

The Shari'ah Its Nature and Purport The Shari’ah

Rights and Obligations

  1. The Rights of God.
  2. The Rights of the Self.
  3. The Rights of other Man.
  4. The Rights of all Creatures.

Shari'ah The Universal and Eternal Law.


Acknowledgement: The online text of the book was taken from www.momin.com